Clerk of Court For the Court In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn976474

The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
Clerk of Court
For the Court
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN976474 No.2020-BA-01064
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N RE: Committee on Bar Admissions - Applicant Other; Confidential Party -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Conditional Admission;
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September 23, 2020
Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
SJC
JLW
JDH
WJC
JHB
Genovese, J., would deny conditional admission.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
September 23, 2020
09/23/2020 "See News Release 034 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

09/23/20
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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2020-BA-1064
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N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-976474
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AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
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fter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner
is immediately eligible to be conditionally admitted to the practice of law in
Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
1.
Petitioner shall continue to comply with the terms of the agreement he
si
gned with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“ JLAP”) on August 31,
2018, as extended on August 6, 2020.
2. T
he period of this conditional admission shall coincide with the period of
petitioner’s JLAP agreement. However, petitioner ’s conditional admission status
shall not be terminated until this court so orders.
3. P
etitioner shall authorize the Executive Director of J LAP to report any
violations of the JLAP agreement to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”).
4. Upon
the expiration of the term of petitioner’s JLAP agreement, the
Executive Director of JLAP shall forward to the ODC (a) a final report of petitioner’s
progress and participation in J LAP, and (b) a recommendation regarding the need
for petitioner’s continued participation in JLAP.
5. Following receipt of the report from JLAP, the ODC shall file a report in
this court in which it shall recommend whether the conditional admission shall be
allowed to terminate or shall be extended.

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6. Petitioner shall cooperate with JLAP and the ODC, and shall comply with
any and all requirements imposed upon him by JLAP and the ODC.
Should petitioner fail to make a good faith effort to satisfy these conditions,
or should he commit any misconduct during the period of probation, his conditional
right to practice may be terminated or he may be subjected to ot her discipline
pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED.